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Chapter 7

(Daisuke's POV)

Krad…and Satoshi…they're gone…

I looked at the now unoccupied space where Krad was kneeling just moments before. I clenched my fists until my knuckles whitened. I'll never see Satoshi again, I said, my bangs shadowing my eyes. I shook uncontrollably, fighting back tears of grief and inward hurt.

That monster.

I ceased my sorrowing and slowly stood up, ignoring the agonizing pain in my side.

He killed Satoshi.

I wiped the blood from my chin, my tears mingled with my blood.

Kariudo killed Satoshi. That monster…

I walked slowly toward Kariudo, my eyes still covered.

...killed my love.

(Kariudo's POV)

I could feel a strange aura coming from Daisuke as he slowly stood up. Whatever it was, it made my hair stand on end. For the first time I felt afraid. Why should I be afraid? He's just human. I watched as he wiped his chin, his blood smearing on the back of his hand and tensed as he walked closer to me, his eyes shadowed by his crimson bangs. I crouched into a stance, prepared to defend myself. He walked closer to me. Suddenly, he raised his head. What I saw surprised me greatly. There was anger and hatred reflecting of those innocent eyes. Pure anger and hatred.

"You…you killed Satoshi," he said, his voice choked with emotion. "YOU KILLED HIM!" he yelled and rushed at me. He punched me in the stomach, hard. I doubled over and clutched my stomach, gasping for breath. He delivered another series of blows to my side. I finally was able to block his next attack and throw him at a fountain. He collided hard against the statue and fell into the water.

Why they had placed a fountain in the middle of the park was a wonder to me.

Daisuke crawled out of the fountain, choked out blood, and gave me a look of deepest loathing. I never knew that such an innocent child could hold so much hatred in their heart. I grinned at Daisuke as he looked at me with his crimson eyes. They were glowing strangely. Sometimes you saw red in his eyes and sometimes violet. I chuckled for now I had remembered that Daisuke and Dark shared the same body.

"So Dark, you loved Krad? Interesting…," I said, stroking my chin thoughtfully. Daisuke tensed, confused for a moment, then started to bristle in anger.

I ignored his reaction and produced a small shimmering blue globe from my hand, and bounced it in the air. It was no bigger than an egg. I grinned evilly at Daisuke's befuddled expression, snatching the blue globe as it fell.

"You know what this is?" I asked casually, flinging it again in the air and catching it.

Daisuke shook his head, his eyes following the movements of the blue globe as it bounced in my hands. I tapped the sphere with my nail. It became transparent and a tiny figure was curled in a ball at the center. Daisuke's eyes widened.

"That's…!" Daisuke gasped.

"Yes, this is Satoshi. You see Daisuke, I hold his life in the palm of my hand. Literally. You don't want me to slip...," I pretended to drop the ball but caught it swiftly, "…and drop it."

I watched Daisuke as he looked at the ball in my hand, horrified. I could not help laughing at his face.

Thinking of a better idea, I pressed the globe against my chest. It disintegrated into blue dust and vanished. Satoshi was inside me now. We were one…for now. I closed my eyes, enjoying the feel of superiority and power.

He started to stir within me. I grinned. Time for the game to begin.

(Daisuke's POV)

I watched Kariudo as he reopened his eyes and smirked at me. Why is he looking at me like that? Did something good happen to him? And where's Satoshi? How did he get Satoshi? A stream of questions flew through my head. But I knew one fact: If something good happened to him then… that's bad news for me. Really bad.

I watched alertly as Kariudo walked closer to me with a confident air. There was no hesitation in his movements. He looked as if he knew what he was going to do. He walked purposefully towards me…but he was walking pretty slowly.

Daisuke, be careful. I think he's up to something, Dark said warningly. I mentally nodded in my head.

He is up to something,…but what? I asked Dark. Dark looked at me and shrugged his shoulders, but his expression was grim.

Wait and find out, he said.

I'd rather not, I stated flatly.

Wait a minute…was that Satoshi in that little globe thingy-majigy? Dark asked worriedly.

You call it a thingy-majigy? That's pretty lame, I snorted.

Shut up and answer the damn question.

Yes, Satoshi was "in that little globe thingy-majigy," I quoted.

Haha, very funny, Dark said sarcastically.

Funny indeed, I said eyeing Kariudo warily as he continued to inch closer. He suddenly stopped a yard away from me.

He's up to something, Dark said, watching Kariudo through my eyes as he pulled something from his hair.

Do you think! Now it was my turn to be sarcastic.

What the hell did he pull out? A rose? Dark snorted.

I think he's trying to imitate Kurama from that show "Yu Yu Hakasho". I answered, watching Kariudo as he spun the rose between his fingers.

Haha! A rose! What, he's gonna pull out a vine from it! Haha! Dark laughed.

Shut up, you're hurting my head, I complained. But Dark, of course, ignored me completely.

"You know what this is?" Kariudo suddenly said gaining my attention. He twirled the rose until it was spinning like a top on his palm. I kept my eyes on the rose when suddenly, it vanished from his hand. I blinked, wondering where it was. Then, I saw a red blur from the corner of my eye.

Daisuke! Watch out! Dark shouted at me.

He was not able to warn me on time. Before I could move my body, I felt a prick on the back of my neck. I tried to move my hand and feel what poked me but…I couldn't. My body was paralyzed except for my eyes. I could see but I could not move. Not only that but I could not get any oxygen into my lungs. I was trapped in my own body.

I heard a soft chuckle that was very close to me. He was near. My eyes flickered to where he stood. Surprisingly, he was only a foot from me to my right. Why didn't I see him before? My eyes dimmed as I struggled to breathe. No use. I could not get any air to my lungs.

Suddenly, I could breathe again, but I still could not move from my neck down. I breathed in as much air as I could until I felt as if I would burst from so much oxygen. It was almost as if there would be no tomorrow. To me, it felt like it.

Kariudo looked amusedly at me. He was obviously enjoying watching me in pain. He stepped closer to me and grabbed my chin, jerking it up so we could see eye to eye.

"Well, well…did you enjoy that little experience? I hope you did because there are still more to come. More…painful experiences. Don't worry. It might be over soon," Kariudo said as I whimpered from his painful grip.

His grip, however, tightened even more, which sent me crying from pain. I closed my eyes. I wanted it to be over soon. I felt Kariudo release my chin and step backwards. Why, wasn't he torturing me? My curiosity was too great. I opened my eyes to see why Kariudo was so silent.

My eyes widened in shock as I stared into the expressionless cerulean eyes of Satoshi Hikari.

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